Donald Lee Streeter, (70), of Topeka, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. He was born in Parsons, KS on Dec. 15, 1937 the son of Edgar and Vinita Streeter.Don graduated from Highland Park High School in 1955. He was in the Army Corp of Engineering where he spent most of his military service in Okinawa.After his discharge in 1958...

Christopher M. "Topher" Allen, 35, of Champaign, Ill, passed away Sunday (May 11, 2008) at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, Ill. Services were held in Illinois. Burial and graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, May 19, 2008 at Prairie Home Cemetery, 35th and Menoken Road, Topeka, Kans. Christopher, or "Topher" as he was known to friends and...

Catharine (Kitty) Lee Gouldthread was born December 5, 1914, and passed away, May 9, 2008.She was the only child of Catharine L. and George E. Disney. Mrs. Gouldthread was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A. Gouldthread and their only child, Catharine Lee Meyer. Survivors include son-in-law, John Meyer and wife, Marilyn; grandchildren: Robert & Leona Meyer; John &...

In loving memory of Ralph A. Kingman, 82, who passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 11, 2008. He was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend whose sense of humor and wit touched so many of our lives. He was born on Dec. 20, 1925 in Topeka the youngest son of Edward and Henry Kingman...

Frances M. Engelken, 91, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at a Topeka hospital. She was born on January 16, 1917 in Centralia, KS, the daughter of William J. and Clementine J. Mueller Koch. She had resided in Topeka since 1951. She was employed as a clerk in the Revenue Department for the State of Kansas for...

Dr. Joseph D. Beck of Topeka passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at his home. Dr. Beck practiced as a Pediatrician in Topeka for 35 years. Dr. Beck and his wife Hortense have been married almost 65 years. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Survivors include his wife Hortense; his daughter, Sarah Kirby (Fred); his brother, Dr. Calvin...

Richard L. Howey, 74 of Las Vegas, NV, formerly of Topeka, passed away, Friday, May 2, 2008 in Henderson, NV. He was born on June 30, 1933 in Topeka, the son of Howard and Clara Bullock Howey. Richard owned and operated Howey's Restaurant and Omelette Annies. He was a member of the Moose Club. After retiring in 1997, he and...

OBITUARY: Roberta Maxine "Bert" MurrenRoberta M. "Bert" (Barrett) Murren, 80, of Richland entered into eternal rest on Thur. May 1, at her home from an accidental fall. She was born Aug. 16, 1927 in Richland, the oldest child of William "Glenn" and Reata (McCorkle) Barrett. She worked at VanNice Hardware in the 1940's. She married Leroy Vern Murren on June...

Calvin A. "Cal" Mauzey, 82, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at a local hospital.Calvin was born in Cummings, Ks. on April 8, 1926, the son of Alfred Cecil and Mabel June (Tanner) Mauzey.He graduated from Effingham High School in 1943. Calvin served in the US Navy as a Signalman on an LSM ship, during WWII. After completing his...

Larry Douglas Mahan, 60, died at home, Sunday, April 27th following a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born Sept. 16, 1947 in Springfield, MO and graduated from Drury College in 1976 with degrees in Criminal Justice and Sociology. He served as a Combat Engineer with the 173rd and 101st Airborne Special Forces, including two tours in Vietnam. He...

Cleo Fern Peery, 96, of Topeka, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2008. She was born September 11, 1911 at Westmoreland, KS, the daughter of Ola C. and Jesse Moyne Taylor Siddens. Her mother died when she was three years old. She was raised by her grandparents Lute and Viola Siddens. She lived in Westmoreland 34 years before moving to...

James Donald Kidwell, 87, Auburn, died Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospice House in Bogart, GA.He was born June 17, 1920 in Brown Co., KS, the son of Guy Christian and Joy Josephine McCauley Kidwell. He was raised in the Robinson area, graduating from Robinson Rural High School in 1938. He served in the US Army during WW2...

James Perine, 78, Topeka, passed away Monday, April 28, 2008.James was born on July 30, 1929, in Topeka, Kansas the son of John and Nell Perine. He was a 1947 graduate of Topeka High School and attended Washburn University three years. He was a member of the Alpha Delta Fraternity at Washburn. Jim was a member of Westside Baptist Church...

Thomas G. Neely, 82, Topeka, passed away on April 29, 2008. He was born on November 21, 1925 in Minneapolis, Kansas, the son of Alan and Sophia Neely, and the brother of Alan (Juanita) Neely II, Garden City. Thomas was a graduate of Minneapolis High School in 1943, and served in the US Navy during WWII. He was a carpenter...

Vivian E. Diller, 93, Topeka, passed away Monday, April 28, 2008 at a local hospital.Vivian was born on Dec. 3, 1914, in Morrowville, the daughter of John W. and Mabel F. (Mayberry) Odgers. She grew up in Morrowville and graduated from Morrowville Rural High School before beginning her career as an elementary school teacher in Washington County. She later worked...

Donald "Don" Thibault, 57, passed away Apr. 28, 2008 at Midland Hospice. He was born Aug. 16, 1950 at Providence, RI, the son of Louis P. and Palmina Thibault. He married Margaret St. Louis Sept. 6, 1985 in Topeka. Don was a truck driver for Price Trucking. Don was a U.S. Air Force Veteran, he was a member of American...

Alta M. Birtell, 95, Topeka, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at McCrite Plaza Health Center.Alta was born in Wakefield, KS on May 29, 1912 to Edward and Mary (Ferguson) Buchanan.Alta married Walter W. Birtell In Wakarusa on August 16, 1933. He preceded her in death on August 9, 1983.She was an active member of Auburn Christian Church and Pleasant...

OBITUARY: Marion T. "June" Coffee, Jr. Marion Thomas "June" Coffee, Jr., 61, Williamsburg, died Sun., April 27, 2008, at his home. He was born Sept. 3, 1946, in Topeka, the son of Marion T. Coffee, Sr. and Dixie M. (Magers) Coffee. Coffee was a partner in Pleasant View Antiques. Surviving are a sister: Pat Foster of Topeka; a brother: Mike...

Dean A. Brinkmeyer, 80, of Topeka, died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at his home. Dean was born on March 27, 1928 in Udall, KS, the son of William F. and Verna C. Mead Brinkmeyer. He graduated from Belle Plaine High School in 1946. After graduation, he joined the Army and spent one year in Japan....

Marvin Clem Brunker, 89, of Topeka, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2008 at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. He was born on September 19, 1918 in Stockdale, KS, the son of Clem H. and Martha Carnahan Brunker. Marvin had resided in Topeka since the age of 8. He graduated from Seaman High School. He was an Army veteran of...